On November 2, the Asbury University Honors Program (AUHP) welcomed Dr. Jeff Koperski, a professor of philosophy at Saginaw Valley State University, as part of the AUHP Colloquium series. Held in the Kinlaw Boardroom, the lecture was titled “Free to Choose? Science, Determinism, and the Image of God,” and addressed the issue of free will from a Christian perspective.
In an interview preceding the lecture, Koperski expressed a desire to bring clarity to research examining whether free will is possible. He explained that his goal was to identify hidden assumptions in prevalent studies and demonstrate why those assumptions deserve further examination.
Koperski also encouraged students to recognize the distinction between science and philosophy when evaluating claims about free will, noting that there is “always more to the story.”
Koperski’s research focuses on the philosophy of science and the philosophy of religion. His most recent book, Physics and Free Will: The Science of Libertarian Freedom, was published earlier this year.
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